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Save the Children UK put together this shocking “Second a Day” video to raise awareness for the Syrian Children Refugee Crisis project and to demonstrate how war can turn any child’s life upside-down. YouTube description: A young girl’s life gets turned upside-down in this tragic second a day video. Could this ever happen in the […]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, McKayla Maroney placed second in vaulting. Displeased that she didn’t win gold, she made an expression on the podium and her scowl quickly went viral. On Nov. 15th, her and other U.S. Olympic gymnasts were invited to the White House, where the photo to top all ‘not impressed’ photos was […]

So, if you’ve been following life today (Jan 18/12), you’ve heard by now that Wikipedia is on a 24 hour strike/blackout. So are a bunch of other sites (such as reddit.com, wordpress.com and boingboing.net). Here’s a video to give you an idea of what’s going on. SOPA = Stop Online Piracy Act. PIPA = Protect-IP. […]

Vermin Supreme and the clip below are real, and he’s campaigning to run for President. This is Supreme’s third time in the New Hampshire primary, his second as a Democrat. I can’t take this man seriously, I just can’t put my finger on why.. From HuffPost: “Yes, he’s running for president; yes, he’s real; and […]

From the “$#*! I bookmarked and forgot to post” file comes those PowerBalance bracelets that at least one of your friend’s wears. Yeah, it’s just another..if you believe in what you’re being sold, then psychologically, you’ll believe that you’re feeling a difference when you use this product. AKA, the placebo effect. Basically, there was a […]

Point proven. An NYC cyclist made this video of himself biking around without leaving the bike lane, instead crashing into any obstacle that was blocking it. 1:58 (into the truck) and the end (cop car), very nice. (Via: BoingBoing)

I haven’t even bought it yet and I’m already excited to read it, although I’ll probably get more angry when I see the politics involved (as Wasdin says in the interview below). The main story revolves around the Battle of Mogadishu (1993), which you may have some knowledge about already if you’ve seen Black Hawk […]

NSFW, all of them. A friend recently introduced me to Kassem G interviews and I haven’t been able to stop watching them since. Kassem G for Governor of California! California on Canada: California on Bieber: California on Tattoos: California on Ireland: (Via: KassemG)